MASL Announces the 2012-2013 Award Nominees!

December 15, 2011

It's time! It's awards season, folks. We librarians get pretty psyched about this time of year, trying to decide which books may win big! If you are yawning already, I promise to make it worth your while with two words: Truman and Gateway. That's right, the 2012-2013 nominees have been announced!

Kansas City holds a metro-wide librarian reading challenge for juvenile and young adult books in January and February, which is just perfect for someone who wants to read all the new award winners and nominees! I will officially put this out there; suggest a book to me in the next 15 days, and I will put it on my "to read" list for the upcoming competition. I will even write a review of one of your recommendations on this blog. If you knew how long my "to read" list already was, you might be more impressed with my offer :)

Now, what you've all been waiting for...and the nominees are: *drumroll*

Truman 2012-2013 Nominees (recommended for grades 6-8)

After Ever After Jordan Sonnenblick
Bruiser Neil Shusterman
Dark Life Kat Falls
Girl, Stolen April Henry
Heist Society Ally Carter
Paranormalcy Kiersten White
Scrawl Mark Shulman
Soccerland Beth Choat
The Gardener S.A. Bodeen
The Grimm Legacy Polly Shulman
The Lost Hero Rick Riordan
Virals Kathy Reichs

Gateway 2012-2013 Nominees (recommended for grades 9-12)

A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour Morgan Matson
Before I Fall Lauren Oliver
Blank Confession Pete Hautman
Chasing Brooklyn Lisa Schroeder
Five Flavors of Dumb Antony John (I got to meet him, he's hilarious!)
Matched Ally Condie
Revolution Jennifer Donnelly
Rot & Ruin Jonathan Maberry
Rules of Attraction Simone Elkeles
Sea Heidi Kling

Happy reading everybody, librarian and civilian alike ;)

Abbey L.
South Independence Branch